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David Syring, Founder and Progressive Manager of Listed Green, gives BigEncore a brief snapshot into the great eco-friendly listing site.

Founded in 2007 as the first online listing portal dedicated to showcasing only green and eco-friendly homes. To maintain that integrity all listings are reviewed by Listed Green staff to ensure they contain sufficient green, energy efficient and/or sustainable attributes before going public.

David was inspired to begin Listed Green in 2007 because he says, “Green homes and developments deserve more attention than the traditional MLS ‘s could even imagine offering” and Listed Green would fill that gap.

For homes to be showcased on Listed Green they must fulfill certain requirements to be considered Green. They might have alternative power solutions, like solar, wind or water. Or they might utilize sustainable energy efficient building methods in their construction. Other things include, grey and rainwater water recycling, Green Building certifications, healthier paints and stains, and alternative heating and cooling systems.

Since starting Listed Green, David says they have seen steady growth, “and a very positive response”. Green is an important niche market that is growing in demand. Consumers are educating themselves and are looking for websites like Listed Green when starting their search. We give Listed Green a big encore!

The dream of a completely paperless world probably isn’t likely to happen. However, doing our part to become greener is a good thing, and besides a greener Realtor can advertise it in their marketing.

So what can you do to become greener? We put together a quick list of products and services that are available today that can help reduce paper and even improve your business.

Green Marketing

Save paper by using a paperless flyer sheet like StreetText. By including one of StreetText’s sign toppers on your For Sale Sign, people can text the number and receive a the flyer info directly to their cell phones.

Dianna Mandzuk from Oshawa is using StreetText as you can see in the photo on the left. It is very easy way to help the environment and to promote your listings. It’s a win win.

Listed Green is a complete list of energy efficient homes for sale. An exclusive internet platform for energy efficient green homes and developments worldwide. No advertising. No green washing. All listing content is personally reviewed by ListedGreen staff before posting live, to ascertain the properties have sufficient energy efficient, sustainable components and/or design.

Alternative Auto Fuel

This is going Green to the extreme. Realtor Vincent Ambrose converted his vehicle to run on straight vegetable oil. After doing research he discovered that there is 4.5 billion gallons of waste vegetable oil energy every year.